Philippine President Pardons Drug Convict Mary Jane Veloso
Malacañang said it is considering clemency on humanitarian grounds for the former overseas Filipino worker, who spent over 14 years in Indonesian custody.
- President Ferdinand Marcos is "seriously considering" an absolute pardon for Mary Jane Veloso on humanitarian grounds, House Committee on Appropriations Senior Vice Chair Albert Garcia announced Wednesday.
- Veloso, a human trafficking victim, spent over 14 years detained in Indonesia following a 2010 drug conviction and was initially on death row before receiving a reprieve through former President Benigno Aquino III's request to then-Indonesian President Joko Widodo.
- The 40-year-old former OFW was repatriated to the Philippines on December 18, 2024, and remains detained at the Correctional Institute for Women in Mandaluyong City while her family continues seeking executive clemency.
- Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro confirmed Wednesday that the administration is "considering" the pardon and noted that notifying the Indonesian government is unnecessary, deferring timeline details to President Marcos.
- The Office of the President will release an announcement regarding the pardon in the following days, with officials emphasizing that all aspects of Veloso's case are currently undergoing evaluation.
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Manila, Sep 25 (EFE).- Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced Friday the full pardon for Mary Jane Veloso, who was repatriated in 2024 after spending almost 15 years on death row in Indonesia for drug trafficking and who in 2015 was saved from being executed at the last moment, indicated [...] The Philippine entry pardons Mary Jane Veloso, the one that was saved from being executed in Indonesia was first published in HolaNews.
Philippines pardons drug mule Mary Jane Veloso
MANILA, Sept 25 - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Friday he had granted a pardon to Mary Jane Veloso, who is serving a prison sentence in the Philippines after receiving a last-minute reprieve from execution by firing squad for drug trafficking in Indonesia in 2015.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has pardoned Mary Jane Veloso, who was sentenced to death in Indonesia in 2010 for drug trafficking and returned to the Philippines in late 2024.
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